For all the world this sounds to me like an unrequited crush posing as a friendship. That is, if you are physically attracted to her in any way. They don't sound like the best hosts in the world, but if I'm right about that, it is possible that it was a concious effort to get you to accept that the relationship you've been hoping for ain't gonna happen.

If I'm wrong about that then I'm just wrong.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 7:43 PM on June 14, 2008

Ported Media Center?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 5:58 AM on June 3, 2008

I don't know if this matters to you, but that Belarc advisor license seems to preclude free use for most organizations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:16 PM on April 3, 2008

I'm gonna take you very literally on logistics, so this is what I'd guess you'd need to get up and running.

If you're in the US, get a membership with a Sam's Club or similar type bulk retailer - all your janitorial supplies, glassware, cigs, etc. can be gotten that way.

Line up a supplier of fresh produce (limes, olives, lemons) who can deliver daily.

You'll need coolers, taps, a safe, a register and an adding machine.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:07 AM on November 7, 2007 marked best answer

I think some scanners can be programmed by scanning a series of barcodes out of the owner's manual (not sure about your hardware, though.) While a lot of scanners are programmed in this way to append a carriage return or [enter] key to the end of the string they scan, you might be able to find a way to append a comma instead (depending on your equipment.) If you could do so, then you could scan away in some Palm notepad-type app, then export it to a PC and open it as a .csv.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:24 AM on November 7, 2007

Don't overlook To Your Scattered Bodies Go.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 12:15 AM on October 31, 2007

Or double up on the HDs and set up a mirror RAID.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:06 AM on July 26, 2007

"How now brown cow."
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 3:54 PM on July 22, 2007

you do NOT yell anything back at these people. anyone who got shit in high school can tell you that.

I disagree, very strongly. Ninety-nine percent of this type of stuff is idle bullshit - challenge it. It's not about (again, ninety-nine percent of the time) whether you're big enough to physically whoop their asses. What they want is a fear/apprehension/confusion response. You deviate from that, they're utterly lost. They got no Plan B.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:11 AM on June 21, 2007

I heard pdxusa got busted in that huge international pedophile ring they just busted up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:57 PM on June 19, 2007

...and if that router has a firewall, consider blocking inbound requests originating from the outside for things like file & printer sharing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 6:58 PM on June 3, 2007

I usually look for a large, hefty object that I could use to bash in the skull of any whistler that comes within earshot. Save it for home or in the car.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 6:28 AM on May 31, 2007

If you know who the creditors are, just contact them directly. While a scrupulous one (assuming there is such a thing) likely wouldn't divulge personal information, they honestly don't give a fuck where the money comes from so long as they get paid.

As an alternative, if you go the lawyer route, why not see if you can buy the note from the creditor for some fraction of the amount owed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 6:15 AM on May 31, 2007

"Could fuck up a baked potato"
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 3:10 PM on May 23, 2007

Re: Firefox 2.x on Windows:

Just before Xmas, I messed up some file permissions in the Application Data folder. As a result, Firefox could read existing files and create new ones, but couldn't update an existing file.

Two months later, I had over 4,000 backed-up copies of cookies.txt, numbered sequentially. Almost 1,500 bookmarks.html backups, just over 100 each for extensions.cache and prefs.js, and a stunning 10,000 backups of sessionstore.js.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:18 AM on February 19, 2007

"Get well soon."
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 5:43 AM on February 13, 2007

People will judge you based on how well you express yourself. Going by the title of this thread, I'd say you need more humanities courses than you think.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:57 PM on October 23, 2006

they'd better get their stories straight. Expect to be quizzed on each other's birthdates, astrological signs, favorite movies, etc. by Immigration & Customs agents. If they can't stick to a script they won't pull it off.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:00 AM on June 26, 2006

Marlon Brando's lines at the beginning of Superman bagged him four million dollars for ten minutes of screen time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 7:13 AM on June 13, 2006

uptimes that went over 100 days and were usually ended by power outages

Have you been applying updates regularly? I doubt it'll solve your problem, but you should be updating (and rebooting when required) as a general rule.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 5:52 PM on May 13, 2006

This one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:53 AM on May 13, 2006

If you go ahostelin' take a good padlock.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:10 AM on April 29, 2006

He showed up the next night and I let him back.
Please don't do that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:39 PM on April 20, 2006

If it hasn't been mentioned by name yet, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer should be installed and run. It gives you a complete rundown of missing security patches and updates, misconfigured IE, and a bunch of other stuff. If you don't want to do that Genuine Advantage crap (necessary for the download,) go to a library or Internet cafe with a thumbdrive and get it there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 12:27 PM on April 8, 2006

Open it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 5:18 AM on February 28, 2006

It's not discrimination if they charge all males under twenty-five more. However, in some states you get a lower premium before twenty-five if you get married. So tying the knot might be one way to get around it.
How same-sex marriages or the denial thereof might affect that marriage discount is an interesting question, but not the OP's.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:05 PM on December 12, 2005

Was a termite inspection performed before the sale? In some states, you can't sell a house w/o having one done.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:56 AM on November 18, 2005

Re: rawhide treats

I was told years ago by a kennel owner to only buy rawhide treats made in the US. The reason he gave was that rawhide treat makers in other countries sometimes use formaldehyde and other nasty shit to get the hide flexible enough to bend into bone shapes. I have never indenpendently verfied that, so YMMV.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:06 PM on October 16, 2005

Possibly relevant?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:21 AM on October 14, 2005

Merchants Credit Guide Co

I sent this very company a 'Request for Validation' letter via Certified Return Receipt Mail at the end of August. As I understand it, they have thirty days to get a reply back with the original details of the debt (to whom, for how much, when,) something they may not want to or be able to pull together if it's junk debt they bought fourth hand (or outright fraud.) I think this is different from the SoL letter I've seen mentioned already;... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:24 PM on October 12, 2005 marked best answer

Spawn
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:43 PM on October 3, 2005

Disable IE, for starters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:06 PM on August 26, 2005

analogous, indeed.

I think the term you're looking for is 'anticipation'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:22 AM on August 7, 2005

But right is right, and the law is the law

And never the twain shall meet. Take the scolding elsewhere.

I like the .pdf making in OO, but I'm this close to ditching Adobe altogether.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 5:52 AM on June 23, 2005

Snadboy's Revelation has worked for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:03 AM on June 14, 2005 marked best answer

31. Never take advice from anyone dumb enough to buy mint chewing gum instead of hash.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 7:43 PM on June 10, 2005

I bet if you paid him to remember it, he'd remember it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 4:20 PM on June 3, 2005

You need to be sure you're using a silicon caulk, and that you lay down a single, continuous line.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 10:27 PM on May 24, 2005

Get a dog, sir.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:57 AM on May 11, 2005

I remember doing something like this on a test. I couldn't balance an equation properly, so I multiplied both sides by 0 and moved on. I think I got credit. I know I was told not to ever do that again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:51 AM on April 21, 2005

He's a doctor? Get his fucking license pulled.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 12:07 AM on April 18, 2005

Try calling your county's Cooperative Extension Service and/or the entomolgy department of the nearest public university.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:59 PM on April 17, 2005

*duh*
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:05 PM on April 17, 2005

portable shortwave radio.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:08 AM on April 12, 2005

mmcg's right; javascript there links to this. It's a trafficho.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 9:43 PM on April 4, 2005 marked best answer

Venue profiles -
How old to get in? Can I smoke? Is there outdoor seating? Indoor seating? Is food served? Is there any free parking nearby? Is it near a cab stand/bus stop/train station? Last sanitation rating? Where's the nearest ATM? Hours?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:23 PM on March 27, 2005

only a measure off?

Satellite relay? A long time ago, I could flip back and forth between the big 3 TV networks' sat feeds and the local affiliates (we also had an old-fashioned VHF antenna.) They were always w/i seconds of each other, but never in sync.

I know nothing about the radio business; this is the only analogous experience I've had.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:45 PM on March 26, 2005

I just write out "Get well soon!" on any card passed around the office, regardless of the occasion. It seems to work pretty well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 11:28 AM on March 17, 2005

There's a fair chance that any Fortune 500 is doing business or partnered with other companies who do things you may not agree with. Have you looked into their practices, clients and customers? Their employee relations? Which candidates and causes they give to? What kinds of suits have they settled over? Who sits on the Board?

I can't tell you what to do, but I would urge you to invest some time in researching your prospective benefactor. And run it by the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:55 PM on March 15, 2005

tenseone,

Look here under the section titled 'Layering Elements'. My general idea was that if you could control the position absolutely, all the other content on the page could come before the section in your file with your QT object. HTH.
posted to Ask Metafilter by trondant at 8:12 PM on March 7, 2005